Hazara Forest Act ________.

Related Mcqs:

1. The NWFP, Hazara Forest Act, ________.

   A. 1932
   B. 1934
   C. 1936
   D. 1938

2. The major tool in the hands of the Forest Departments to protect forest areas is the Forest Act of 1927. Its salient features are:

   A. Government is the supreme owner of forestland
   B. Forests have been classed as reserved forests, protected forests, unclassed forests and community forests (Guzara forests), according to the need of protection
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. Forest fires cause millions of rupee of damage each year to the forest. Within the span of a few hours, hard work of generations of forest officers can be ruined. Causes of fires is / are :

   A. Burning of grass and undergrowth along patches frequented by villagers for easy passage
   B. Burning to facilitate the collection of minor produce
   C. Burning of grass by graziers for the sake of the tender grass, which comes up after a fire
   D. Fires caused by sparks from locomotive engines passing through the forest
   E. All of the above

4. These are generally, but not always, developed above the birch zone and in patches, sometimes extensive, within it, probably conditioned by edaphic and biotic factors, in Kashmir, Gilgit, Chitral and Hazara. This type ascends normally to ______ or more above the sub-alpine forests and climate must be similar but more severe than in sub-alpine forests:

   A. 140 m
   B. 150 m
   C. 160 m
   D. 170 m

5. The Forest Act of 1927 needs to be reversed again to bring it in consonance with the modern day requirements of protecting preserving and expanding the country’s meager forest resources and the attended benefits such as:

   A. Water
   B. Wood
   C. Wildlife
   D. Energy
   E. All of the above

6. Suggestions for revising forest Act 1927 and forest policy are:

   A. Punishment for the wood damage should be revised
   B. Undue political involvement should be stopped
   C. Organizational set up of the forest department must be strong and broad based
   D. Agroforestry practices should be increased in irrigated plantations
   E. All of the above

7. Punjab Forest (Sale of Timber) Act, _______

   A. 1911
   B. 1912
   C. 1913
   D. 1914

8. The Forest Act No. XVI of _______.

   A. 1926
   B. 1927
   C. 1928
   D. 1929

9. The important Sections of Forest Act 1927 are:

   A. S.35: It is all about the protection of forest for special purposes
   B. S.38: It is about the protection of forest at the request of owners
   C. S.52: The forest officer has power to seize any property (e.g. forest produce, tools, transport etc.)
   D. S.62: If a forest officer wrongfully and unnecessarily seizes any property, he can be published with a term upto 6 months, Rs. 500/- as fine or both
   E. All of the above

10. Forest Act _______ has new been revised by the authors of Forestry Sector Master Plan:

    A. 1925
    B. 1926
    C. 1927
    D. 1938